EB's Bright Future

Currently, several companies are working on energy-curable flexo inks that will wet-trap like litho inks, and many suppliers will make this technology commercially accessible within the near future. Duncan also says there have been attempts to set up sheetfed EB systems using much smaller EB cure units, but there are several real challenges. The largest problem is the difficulty in maintaining an oxygen-free cure zone with the large openings in the EB unit needed to allow room for sheetfed gripper bars.